Abridgment of Self-Constraint

Will Power
–noun
1. control of one's impulses and actions; self-control.

or

2. The strength of will to carry out one's decisions, wishes, or plans.

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I do believe that I am a strong woman. I do believe that I have the strength to achieve my goals and be successful in conclusion. I do believe that I accomplish my plans.

When it comes to work I am disciplined, concentrated, systematic and skillful... but when it comes to shoes and candy I have no will power.

Yesterday was again day one which I had failed. I had made it till 6:30pm where I then indulged in chocolate from the FreshMarket followed by ice cream topped with m&m's, hot fudge and nutella.

Another act lacking self control occurred yesterday was when I thought I needed a pair of winter boots. I gave in to some BCBG's. On impulse, my hands reached for these boots. I saw a glow around them as the surrounding background was blurred. I felt the soft leather of these eye rendering pull-on boots and abruptly grabbed them off the shelf. The lining stitch was clean and uninterrupted and with the round toe and 4-1/4" stacked cone heel they screamed keep me.

Yes, sometimes, I do lack repression of thy self.

I'm Working to Make Butter for My Piece of Bun

"And if you say I'm not OK with miles to go, If you say there ain't no way that I could know, If you say I aim too high from down below, Well, say it now 'cause when I'm gone You'll be callin' but I won't be at the phone"

Im good, Im gone.

Respect my mind, Respect my grind

Who doesnt love Lykke li?

The Gentleman, The Philosopher, The Pervert, and the Rebel

The four men that make the world go round.
Yes, fellas, Hellz has a fall 2009 collection out for you.
Following, will be an upcoming Holiday 2009 and Spring 2010 Collection.

I think its boss.
http://www.hellz.us/

Real Talk: No Photoshop

At the age of 35, Liu Bolin from China is called the "Invisible man". This man started to use his art to protest against government actions after they shut down his art studio 4 years ago. "Its about not fitting into modern society," and that's why Liu manages to blend in to a picture by painting himself in camouflage to match his surroundings.

Very Cool.

Stay Warm Fellas

“Strange Wilderness” is the title of the Holiday 2009 collection. Go for the "I'm grown outdoors" look this winter and keep warm with Crooks & Castles.

http://www.crooksncastles.com/

It Just Aint Gonna Work Out

Please press the pause button on my bear Suri in the upper right corner and proceed to press play on the video below.

Mayer Hawthorne brings me peace.

I Stole $100 from Stephen Dorff.

In response to Kool Fool ...

Please press pause on my bear Suri in the upper right hand corner and then continue to thoroughly read and watch the videos posted.

Long Story Short.

Stephen Dorff makes me sick to say the least. Haha for real.

Yeah, hes fun to party with for the first 20 minutes but then whoah, Stephen doesn't get his way, beware!

For this is really what you will see.. I did and I was scared.

He is filled with so much hostility and anger and needs to seek some serious therapy for his inadequate and deplorable behavior.

He expects people to kiss his shoes like hes some kind of king, good for nothing wasted space fool that likes to have his cake and eat it too.

After his pitiful temper tantrums, you may get the chance to hear this pathetic child struggle for a comeback... I did and I was scared.

Amusing, Right?

He scared me not once but twice...
But, my friends sure did get a kick out of Stephen Dorffs number and got the chance to relive their youth enjoying prank phone calls.
Funny shit.
and...

Yes, I stole his bus fare.
hahahaha.

Finding Time

Whoah.

Once again, the Casio DataBank watch has been released. Gotta getcha hands on it fast because it will only be out for a limited time. This watch is really a true classic brought back to life.  The white and gold casio pictured above will be on my wrist soon but these one of a kind time tellers can also be dipped in amber, ultra pink, natural green and aqua blue with raw checkered patterns.

You can  not only perform calculations but this brought back to life casio allows you to program 5 different alarms, store telephone numbers on it and has a stunning 13 languages built in to it!

Gooooooooddddddd Night.

I Wish Halloween was Every Month.

I love haunted houses, I love scary decorations and most of all I love dressing up and seeing all the people dressed up.  My last two years....

There are some really amazing youtube videos of halloween make up. This year I have been keeping up with make up by Dayon to get some idea of what I want to be this year.

http://www.youtube.com/user/krawls80

Check her out.

http://www.beautymadeaffordable.blogspot.com/

Find it!

What are you going to be for Halloween?

Apparently, I am not a law abiding citizen.

As so he says...

7:26 am this is what I get...

My led foot has got me into trouble before but this is absolutely rediculous.  Driving this morning was dumb dumb dumb. When a cop asked you why you are speeding, you usually want to reply with some kindof good excuse. Maybe along the lines: Well you see I'm late for work and the other employee on was just rushed to the hospital or ... I think im having a child or... something really is wrong at home, I need to get there immidiately or... if you really want to get out of it... talk about some personal issues and you need to get to a restroom asap... haha. And of course all these excuses pop into my head but when a cop asks me why Im speeding... I reply with a blank stare. I got nothing. Not one word but a shake of my head. I see him mean muggin me and my stomach drops. I know this is going to be bad. He grabs my liscense from me and heads back to his car while I sit there waiting to see what the damage is.

About a year ago I had got pulled over in the exact same place. It was bad just like today... My ticket was expensive and my points were high. A lawyer had to write some good words for me to get my points reduced but my insurance still went up. Thats another issue. My insurance company was just talking about how that ticket is dropped soon and the fees are going to be a lot less... Well now that I had to go out and do wrong... I have to pay the price... the price of my ticket, the price of a lawyer to keep my points, and the price of my insurance when it rockets.

Boooooo to my life this morning.

There will be a fundraiser going on and it would be great for you to participate.

Whoah. GooooodNight....

Tokidoki x Karl Lagerfeld.

Simone Legno... Mmhmmm... Boy, you know whats good.

Immortalizing Mr. Lagerfeld to vinyl in which he stands 10 inches tall,  in skinny black suit, rhinestone-studded tie and belt, and don’t-mess-with-me sunglasses – all from his own K Karl Lagerfeld Collection is surely a entertaining and diverting delight. Dropping a little later this month, only 1000 figurines made, set at 265 bones, exclusively at Colette; this collectors item is one to hail.

Who needs a Man when you can have Louboutin's

http://www.christianlouboutin.com/

Christian Louboutin. Mmmmmmm.

Think of the film, "RocknRolla", where Thandie Newton (wearing a pair of Louboutin's) is walking away from Gerard Butler and he says... "Nice shoes by the way." She replies... "Thank you. You will be able to afford a pair of your own in a couple of days." referring to a multi million pound robbery they are about to commit.

Exciting. Dangerous. Delicious.

Born in 1964, Christian Louboutin is a high-end footwear designer and maybe considered a god for some. He had began his ventures in France and later moved into the US creating quite a stir. It has been said that Christian Louboutin has been inspired by the show girls which he skipped out of school to watch at age 12.

"The showgirls influenced me a lot. If you like high heels, it's really the ultimate high heel - it's all about the legs, how they carry themselves, the embellishment of the body. They are the ultimate icons." - Christian Louboutin

Hellz Bellz Tee - http://www.karmaloop.com/

Many of his heels top 4.72in accomplishing a lethal look. These heels are designed to show the women's legs for days without question. With Louboutins signature red leather sole and sharp stiletto, any woman is sure to feel sexy, beautiful, and on top of her game.

How do you make your entrance?

Im Head Over Heels

CNC Costume National Womens Ankle Boot W/ Stud Det

PIN UP Stud Boot By Boutique

PLOSIVE Platform By Boutique

Christopher Kane for Topshop Rivet Leather Boot

Carvela by Kurt Geiger

UNIQUE Ankle Boots

These boots were made for walking, they were made for me.

Two thousand and Grind....

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Pop the Glock - My ish...

Ahhh.. Yes.. Uffie's official Music Video.

 Step one: Please press the pause button on my bear Suri in the upper right hand corner.

Step two: Proceed to press the play button on Uffie's video below.

Step Three: Enjoy.

Last night I missed out on homemade sweet potato pie, stew and chicken curry.

Ive never had sweet potato pie before but I love candied yams and Im assuming... they may be similar? Is this what sweet potato pie looks like?

Because sweet potatoes are good for you, the pie part cancels out... meaning...I can eat a whole pie? Right? Last time George came back from the market with a shoo fly pie and Nancy and him at it all. (If I blame them it will make me feel better about myself )

All this scrumptious talk made me real hungry. The other day I had a carmel apple, a snickers bar, and rice pudding all before 7am. Today it was a pumpkin scone and apple pie. Fall is great for some great comfort food.

Although this is going to be week one of defoodie-ing, not counthing this morning, George and Rachel will not have left overs much longer...

Christian Louboutin x Piper Heidsieck

I just got a red Christian Louboutin shoe tattooed on me. Now I will be celebrating with this beautiful collaboration in time to come... This box set was inspired by a European ritual (Drinking from the shoe of a woman) back in 1880, hense, "Le Rituel".

available at www.le-rituel.com/

YUM.

Last Weekend: Country Ass Bumpkins

Sunday evening I had returned from West Virginia where I had been flown out to do some wedding photography.

Conclusion:

Although the trees were dipped in beautiful autumn colors and the moonshine was flowin, WV creeps me out.

• I stayed in a motel that looked like the one in "The House on the Left."
• A woman had entered my room at 1am on Saturday where I had woken up to her standing in the middle of my room with her creepy stare. She then proceeded to run into my bathroom and slam the door which was closed for about 5 minutes. Heart beating, I sat up and was trying to think of what to do. Do I run out? Do I ask what she is doing in my room? I was sick to my stomach and could barely move. Not much longer, she ran out of the bathroom into the hallway leaving my lights on and my door wide open.
• Scary.
• The town where I had stayed had no sidewalks and park their cars on their lawns.
• There were many broken down haunted houses.
• I saw not one bit of sunlight in that town this weekend.
• It seemed as though they had many stray dogs.
• The restaurant I had ate at on Friday night had very good service but didn't know how to make a brandy old fashion, a vodka gimlet, a amaretto stone sour, or any of the other nice drinks you would like to enjoy on your weekend out of town.
• I felt like it was a ghost town.

The cool thing was that many, not all, but many people still live in the 80's with light blue scrunchy socks and hair with12 inch raised bangs and three pony tail holders down the back for an updo that goes for days. The ladies and fellas for the most part were polite and welcoming. I did spend my mornings at a coffee shop called hypno-cafe were the coffee was hot and fresh and the lattes were delicious. Despite the gloomy weather, the 20 person party and the Bride and Groom were beautiful country people filled with great hospitality.

Davis, West Virginia: Where you do not belong unless you grew up in that town...Home of Hicks, Hillbilly's and Hippies. : )

Still Enthusiastic and Thrilled

... For  Hellz Bellz 1st and 2nd fall deliveries

http://www.hellz-bellz.com/

I Split my Sides...

When I woke up to this.

Viewing Pleasure to Rock your World

James Jean is a one of a kind artist and illustrator.

I always loved his wok because of his unique flavor.

He is an out of the box artist, fishoooooooo. ILL to say the least.

My mind is at peace when I watch this animation that was created for Pradas collection last year. It is quite a contriversal video with two strong opposing sides. Interpret it. What does it mean to you?

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Taste Senstations - I dont play

Upon leaving the hotel for Bills Memorial, George and Rachel insist that I take home the rest of the sour cream and raisin pie along with some cranberry walnut bread they had bought. They had purchased these goods at the farmers market in Madison which makes it extra top notch!

At first I declined... considering, that I already ruined my Saturdays goal of no sugar and realize that I have to begin again tomorrow. And... lets be real, there is no way I could resist temptation if the sweets were in front of me the rest of the night. When it comes down to it, lets say Saturday was an exception to the no sugar due to the day of celebration for Bill's life. Anyway, I took the pie home... I tell ya, I did really good not even embracing one taste.
Sunday I woke up early, took the dogs on a stroll, witnessed the sun rise and was in the car in route to Oshkosh by 6:45am. When I arrived in Oshkosh two hours later, breakfast seemed equivalent to a very, very, good supposition. We went to Beckets where they have a lovely Sunday brunch buffet. I like that restaurant because it is contemporary, it has has dazzling light fixtures, cold but cool furniture, art hanging on the walls, and the people are friendly. Besides the commendable atmosphere, the brunch is pretty damn tasty.



 
As I begin, I look at the chap preparing omelets... "nahhhh," I thought to myself, "I crave something fresh." So I pick up my plate head strait towards the fruit. The Watermelon and pineapple were looking scrumptious so I used the tongs to select some fruit and then proceed to continue down the line. ---I could not make up my mind; I really did not know what else I was in the mood for. --- As I make it to the end of the buffet table my eyes were led strait to the desserts. I filled up the rest of my plate with a seven layer bar and a decadent brownie. I don't mess around. All day no play.

Day one today.